no, your argument doesn't hold water, it doesn't make sense because both jim and john were on tv shows in the '80s. three's company and in living color.

Threes company he did carrey like slapstick. I love jim and john acting however i feel the reasons john never became a big star Is back then acting in tv was still viewed as low point for actors so it was harder back then to make transition from tv to movies. I also noticed john pretty much avoided john ritter type roles because he did not want to be typecast. Unfortunately despite showing his range people where not interested in seeing him in anything but jack tripper.
Totally agree.
That's my corn out there! You guys are guests in my corn!

Threes company he did carrey like slapstick. I love jim and john acting however i feel the reasons john never became a big star Is back then acting in tv was still viewed as low point for actors so it was harder back then to make transition from tv to movies. I also noticed john pretty much avoided john ritter type roles because he did not want to be typecast. Unfortunately despite showing his range people where not interested in seeing him in anything but jack tripper.

Skin Deep
is probably the closest thing to a Jim Carrey type movie that John Ritter did.